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Public health and Covid-19 on the Marshall Islands

Healthcare on the Marshall Islands

Healthcare on the Marshall Islands is slightly below average in a worldwide comparison.

Probably the most important indicator that can be used to summarize the efficiency of all measures is general life expectancy. In other words, the theoretical age that a newborn child could potentially reach today. At the moment this age on the Marshall Islands is 62.8 years for men and 67.8 years for women. For comparison: worldwide life expectancy is about 7.5 years lower (men: 70.6 / women: 75.1 years).

A total of 664.32 USD per inhabitant is spent annually on health measures at state expense. This corresponds to approximately 16.3% of the gross domestic product. Internationally, this amount averages 1,121.81 USD (~ 9.8% of the respective GDP).


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Distribution of the corona virus

Spread of the corona virus on the Marshall Islands

By June 6th, 2022, 18 infected persons have been reported in the country, but not yet any deaths.The first confirmed infections were reported in November 2020, which is the date of the official notification. An additional 10-14 days are calculated for noticing one's own infection, the doctor's appointment, the laboratory test and, above all, the period from the infection until the first symptoms appear.

The total of 18 infected people represent 0.030% of the country's total population.


The graph shows the number of infected persons reported per calendar week.

Fatalities have not yet been reported. Due to the current corona pandemic, we update the worldwide case numbers weekly. A list of all infected and dead people by country can be found on our Corona virus topic page.

Current development

Calendar weekInfectedDeaths
22/202210
17/202220
16/2022110
01/202200
06/202100
05/202100
04/202100
03/202100
02/202100
01/202100

Weight and size

MaleFemale
Body height165 cm154 cm
BMI29.030.6
Weight78.7 kg73.0 kg

Diseases

Marshall IslandsØ worldwide
Diabetes *30.50%8.81%
Tuberculosis0.48%0.13%

* The number of people suffering from diabetes refers only to inhabitants aged between 20 and 79 years.


Child vaccinations

Marshall IslandsØ worldwide
Measles85.0%84.0%
Hepatitis B0.08%0.08%
DTP *7.90%8.30%

* DTP is a three times combined basic vaccination against diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough) and tetanus, which should be given to children up to the age of 23 months.

On the Marshall Islands, 28.5% of all over 15-year-olds are still smokers.


Medical supplies

Public health and Covid-19 on the Marshall IslandsMedical care provided by doctors and hospitals on the Marshall Islands is below average compared to the world population. The country provides 2.7 hospital beds per 1000 inhabitants. The global mean here is 2.9 beds. Within the EU, 4.6 beds are available for every 1,000 residents.

With about 27 physicians on the Marshall Islands, there are about 0.46 doctors per 1000 inhabitants. Here again the comparison: worldwide this standard is 1.50 physicians per 1000 inhabitants and in the EU even 3.57.



Sources

Above data correspond to the information of the World Health Organization, Global Health Workforce Statistics, UNICEF, State of the World's Children, Childinfo, Global Health Observatory Data Repository and OECD. The case numbers for the spread of the corona virus come from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).

Infected and deaths by the corona virus (COVID 19)Spread of the Corona virus Covid19 (SARS-CoV-2)Worldwide development of the number of cases and deaths due to the corona virus.
Comparison: LIfe expectancyAverage life expectancy by countryInternational ranking of life expectancy in 122 countries including summary by continents. Explanation of significant factors.
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